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Christ Church, Stormy Day, Summer
Details
LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019)
Christ Church, Stormy Day, Summer
dedicated 'For D.A.K.' (on the reverse)
oil on board
72 x 50in. (182.9 x 127cm.)
Painted in 1994
Christ Church, Stormy Day, Summer
dedicated 'For D.A.K.' (on the reverse)
oil on board
72 x 50in. (182.9 x 127cm.)
Painted in 1994
Provenance
L.A. Louver, Los Angeles.
Acquired from the above by The Peter Simon Collection in 1996.
Acquired from the above by The Peter Simon Collection in 1996.
Literature
D. Sylvester, ‘Afterthoughts on Kossoff in Venice’, in Modern Painters, vol. 8, no. 3, Autumn 1995, p. 44 (illustrated in colour, p. 45; titled ‘Christchurch, Stormy Day, Summer’).
D. Cohen, ‘Kossoff’s Doubt’, in Art in America, vol. 83, December 1995 (illustrated in colour, p. 68; titled ‘Christchurch, Stormy Day, Summer).
K. Sebastian, ‘Kirchenschiffe bei stürmischer Wetterlage’, in Rheinische Post, 15 December 1995.
R. Ingleby, ‘A Bright Star in Eclipse’, in Art Review, vol. XLVIII, December / January 1996 (illustrated in colour, p. 28; titled ‘Christchurch, Stormy Day, Summer’).
D. Bowie, ‘David Bowie on the Leon Kossoff Retrospective at the Tate’, in Evening Standard, 31 May 1996, p. 38 (illustrated, p. 39).
J. Berger, ‘A Marathon Swim through Thick and Thin’, in The Guardian, 1 June 1996, p. 29 (titled ‘Christchurch Stormy Day, Summer 1994’).
J. Berger, The Shape of a Pocket, London 2001, p. 76 (titled ‘Christchurch Stormy Day, Summer 1994’).
D. Sylvester, About Modern Art: Critical Essays 1948-2000, London 2002, p. 300.
J. Berger, Portraits: John Berger on Artists, London 2015, p. 416 (titled ‘Christchurch Stormy Day, Summer 1994’).
A. Rose, Leon Kossoff: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, London 2021, pp. 412, 441, 506, 608 and 634, no. 429 (illustrated in colour, p. 507).
D. Cohen, ‘Kossoff’s Doubt’, in Art in America, vol. 83, December 1995 (illustrated in colour, p. 68; titled ‘Christchurch, Stormy Day, Summer).
K. Sebastian, ‘Kirchenschiffe bei stürmischer Wetterlage’, in Rheinische Post, 15 December 1995.
R. Ingleby, ‘A Bright Star in Eclipse’, in Art Review, vol. XLVIII, December / January 1996 (illustrated in colour, p. 28; titled ‘Christchurch, Stormy Day, Summer’).
D. Bowie, ‘David Bowie on the Leon Kossoff Retrospective at the Tate’, in Evening Standard, 31 May 1996, p. 38 (illustrated, p. 39).
J. Berger, ‘A Marathon Swim through Thick and Thin’, in The Guardian, 1 June 1996, p. 29 (titled ‘Christchurch Stormy Day, Summer 1994’).
J. Berger, The Shape of a Pocket, London 2001, p. 76 (titled ‘Christchurch Stormy Day, Summer 1994’).
D. Sylvester, About Modern Art: Critical Essays 1948-2000, London 2002, p. 300.
J. Berger, Portraits: John Berger on Artists, London 2015, p. 416 (titled ‘Christchurch Stormy Day, Summer 1994’).
A. Rose, Leon Kossoff: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, London 2021, pp. 412, 441, 506, 608 and 634, no. 429 (illustrated in colour, p. 507).
Exhibited
Venice, XLVI Venice Biennale, British Pavilion, Leon Kossoff: Recent Paintings, 1995-1996, pp. 63 and 81 (illustrated in colour, p. 62; titled ‘Christchurch, Stormy Day Summer’). This exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen and Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum.
London, Tate Gallery, Leon Kossoff, 1996, p. 166, no. 87 (illustrated in colour, p. 153).
London, Tate Gallery, Leon Kossoff, 1996, p. 166, no. 87 (illustrated in colour, p. 153).
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